GuidesGuides to hosting your website
Plain-English answers to the questions people ask us most: how to start a WordPress website, which plan to choose, how to move a site to MariHost, and how to run your website and email day to day.
Guides for starting out with MariHost
Start a WordPress website
From choosing a domain to publishing your first page, step by step.
Read the guideChoosing a hosting plan
Websites, storage and bandwidth explained, so you can pick a plan with room to grow.
Read the guideHow to choose web hosting in Malaysia
What to compare before you buy: server location, renewal prices, backups, support and email.
Read the guideSingapore or Malaysia server?
What server location means for speed, with our own measurements from Malaysian cities.
Read the guideLog in to your client area and control panel
Sign in once, open the control panel with one click, and what to do if you can't get in.
Read the guideStart an online shop with WooCommerce in Malaysia
Set up WooCommerce with Malaysian payment gateways, shipping and SST.
Read the guideYour plans, invoices and tickets
Order a plan and start a free trial
Order in a few steps, try your plan free for 3 days, and what happens when the trial ends.
Read the guideUpgrade or change your plan
Move to a bigger or smaller plan in your client area, pay only the difference, and keep your websites where they are.
Read the guideOpen a support ticket
Where to find tickets in your client area, and what to include so we can help first time.
Read the guideBringing a website you already have
Move your site to MariHost
How a move works, what we do for you for free, and how to switch without downtime.
Read the guideMove from a cPanel host
Share your cPanel login safely, and we move your websites, databases and email for you, free.
Read the guideMove from a Plesk host
Share your Plesk login safely, and we move your websites, databases and email for you, free.
Read the guideMove from a DirectAdmin host
Share your DirectAdmin login safely, and we move your websites, databases and email for you, free.
Read the guideYour domain and its records
Point your domain to MariHost
Nameservers or DNS records: which to use, and how to change them at your registrar.
Read the guideAdd another domain to a website
Show your website at another domain too, such as your .my as well as your .com.
Read the guideRegister or transfer a domain
Register a new domain, or bring one from another registrar with its transfer code.
Read the guideManage DNS records
What A, CNAME, MX and TXT records do, and how to add, change and delete them.
Read the guideIn the control panel, step by step
Change your PHP version
Pick the right version for WordPress, check your site first, and switch back if a plugin complains.
Read the guideBack up and restore your website
Make a backup before a big change, and put back your whole site or only some files, without a ticket.
Read the guideMake a staging copy of your website
Try updates or a redesign on a private copy, then push it live in one step.
Read the guideWordPress tools in the control panel
Log in to WordPress with one click, manage plugins and themes, and turn on maintenance mode.
Read the guideFiles: the file manager and FTP
Edit and upload files in your browser, or connect an FTP app such as FileZilla.
Read the guideDatabases and phpMyAdmin
Find your database details, open phpMyAdmin, and import or export a database.
Read the guideCron jobs
How WordPress's scheduled tasks run here, and how to change when they run or add your own.
Read the guideCheck your WordPress error log
Find the PHP error behind a critical error or a blank page, and turn on WordPress's debug log.
Read the guideUpdate WordPress safely
What updates by itself, what to do before a big update, and how to undo one that breaks.
Read the guideCheck your disk space and bandwidth
See what your plan and each website use, and what to do when one gets close to a limit.
Read the guideIncrease the upload size and PHP limits
Which PHP limit causes which WordPress error, and how to raise it yourself.
Read the guideGive someone access to one website
A login of their own for a developer or client, for just the websites they work on.
Read the guideFix common WordPress errors
The critical error, a blank page, database and redirect errors: find the cause and switch it off yourself.
Read the guideDeactivate a plugin without logging in
Switch off the plugin that broke your site from the control panel, even while WordPress shows an error.
Read the guideEdit wp-config.php
Add a setting to WordPress's main settings file safely, and put the file back if something goes wrong.
Read the guideKeep your website safe
Email on your own domain
Create an email account, and use webmail
A mailbox on your own domain in a couple of minutes, and your email in any browser.
Read the guideSet up your email on a phone or in Outlook
The IMAP and SMTP settings, and how to add your mailbox to your phone, the Gmail app or Outlook.
Read the guideSPF, DKIM and DMARC: keep email out of spam
What each record does, how to switch on DKIM, and the records to add if your DNS is elsewhere.
Read the guideUse Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 email
Keep your email with Google or Microsoft: the records to add and the one setting to change.
Read the guideForwarders and auto-replies
Forward your email, add forward-only addresses such as sales@, and set an out-of-office reply.
Read the guideSend WordPress email reliably
Send your site's emails through your mailbox with an SMTP plugin, and what your website may send.
Read the guideFaster pages
LiteSpeed Cache settings
The settings we recommend: the page cache, opcode caching and Redis for faster dashboards and shops, and a CDN.
Read the guideTurn on OPcache and Redis
Two switches in the control panel that make WordPress faster, and how to check both work.
Read the guideSpeed up WordPress with MariCDN
Connect the CDN plugin that comes with your WordPress, free for 3 GB a month, in four steps.
Read the guideUse Cloudflare with your website
Move your DNS to Cloudflare's free plan without breaking your email, and set HTTPS up the right way.
Read the guideCan't find your answer?
Customers can open a ticket in the client area, and a person replies within 2 business days, usually sooner. Not a customer yet? Ask us anything on WhatsApp or through the contact form.